Martin's Bank Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Gresham, Sir Thomas
- Backwell, Edward
- Stone & Co
- Bank of Liverpool
- Bank of Liverpool & Martins Ltd
- Cocks, Biddulph & Co
- Barclays Bank Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Commercial joint stock & clearing banking services
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Financial services
Commercial private banking services
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Financial services
Goldsmith banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to a long line of goldsmith bankers dating from 1560s and including Sir Thomas Gresham and Edward Backwell. In early 18th century known as Stone & Co and thereafter progressively owned by Martin family. Emerged as leading private bankers but with some focus on finance of merchants and corporate entities such as turnpike trusts. Incorporated 1891 as Martin's Bank Ltd with 14 branches in south east England. 1919 amalgamated with the important Bank of Liverpool to form Bank of Liverpool & Martins Ltd, a leading joint stock bank. 1919 acquired the leading private bank of Cocks, Biddulph & Co. 1928 renamed Martins Bank Ltd. 1968 merged with Barclays Bank Ltd [2023]
Publications:
- At the Sign of the Grasshopper in Lombard Street 1930 by Unknown
- Four Centuries of Banking. The bankers, customers and staff associated with the constituent banks of Martins Bank Ltd. Volume 1. The Grasshopper and the Liver Bird, Liverpool and London by Chandler, George
- 'Martin & Co' in F G Hilton Price, A Handbook of London Bankers; with some account of their predecessors, the early goldsmiths by Price, F G Hilton
- 'Martin & Co Ltd' in W Howarth, Banks in the Clearing House by Howarth, William
- Martins Bank Ltd by Unknown
- Martins Bank Ltd. A short account of over a century and a quarter of progress and development by Unknown
- 'The Grasshopper - Messrs Martin & Co' in W Howarth, Somme Olde Curiosities by a Knyghte offe ye Quille by Howarth, William
- The 'Grasshopper' in Lombard Street by Martin, John B
- 'The Grasshopper'; being some account of the banking house at 68 Lombard Street by Martin, John B
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Gresham, Sir Thomas
- Backwell, Edward
- Stone & Co
- Bank of Liverpool
- Bank of Liverpool & Martins Ltd
- Cocks, Biddulph & Co
- Barclays Bank Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Commercial joint stock & clearing banking services
- Financial services Commercial private banking services
- Financial services Goldsmith banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to a long line of goldsmith bankers dating from 1560s and including Sir Thomas Gresham and Edward Backwell. In early 18th century known as Stone & Co and thereafter progressively owned by Martin family. Emerged as leading private bankers but with some focus on finance of merchants and corporate entities such as turnpike trusts. Incorporated 1891 as Martin's Bank Ltd with 14 branches in south east England. 1919 amalgamated with the important Bank of Liverpool to form Bank of Liverpool & Martins Ltd, a leading joint stock bank. 1919 acquired the leading private bank of Cocks, Biddulph & Co. 1928 renamed Martins Bank Ltd. 1968 merged with Barclays Bank Ltd [2023]Publications:
- At the Sign of the Grasshopper in Lombard Street 1930 by Unknown
- Four Centuries of Banking. The bankers, customers and staff associated with the constituent banks of Martins Bank Ltd. Volume 1. The Grasshopper and the Liver Bird, Liverpool and London by Chandler, George
- 'Martin & Co' in F G Hilton Price, A Handbook of London Bankers; with some account of their predecessors, the early goldsmiths by Price, F G Hilton
- 'Martin & Co Ltd' in W Howarth, Banks in the Clearing House by Howarth, William
- Martins Bank Ltd by Unknown
- Martins Bank Ltd. A short account of over a century and a quarter of progress and development by Unknown
- 'The Grasshopper - Messrs Martin & Co' in W Howarth, Somme Olde Curiosities by a Knyghte offe ye Quille by Howarth, William
- The 'Grasshopper' in Lombard Street by Martin, John B
- 'The Grasshopper'; being some account of the banking house at 68 Lombard Street by Martin, John B